Health and Wellness

Local consumers have been paying greater attention to their diet since the pandemic and have been exploring different dietary plans. In Hong Kong, flexitarian and plant-based diets have attracted the most attention. A flexitarian diet promotes…

High inflation fuelled by the global recovery from COVID-19 and the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to pose challenges for health and wellness staple foods in Chile in 2023. Given that such products traditionally tend to be more…

Although the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be over in early 2023, consumers in Hong Kong have retained a heightened sense of awareness around the impact of their diet on their health. During the pandemic, consumers were…

Consumers in Chile continued to show strong interest in health and wellness soft drinks with no sugar, no added sugar and low sugar claims in 2023. Robust demand for such products in multiple categories was underpinned by rising awareness that…

The health and wellness trend came to the fore following the outbreak of COVID-19 and although the World Health Organisation declared the health crisis to be over in early 2023 there remained a heightened demand for snacks with health and wellness…

While easing somewhat from 2022, inflationary pressures linked to the global recovery from COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to create difficult trading conditions for health and wellness snacks in Chile in 2023. Given that such…

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in heightened health and wellness awareness among local consumers in Hong Kong. Although the pandemic was declared over by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in early 2023 many consumers remained focused on reducing…

Because they typically command a premium as compared to standard alternatives, health and wellness hot drinks in Chile continued to face difficult trading conditions in 2023 amidst stubbornly high inflation linked to the global recovery from the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 health crisis to be over in early 2023. Despite this, the pandemic left a lasting impact on the purchasing behaviour of consumers in Hong Kong, many of whom remained focused on products that…

Lactose free remained the leading health and wellness claim in dairy products and alternatives in Chile in value terms in 2023, and by a considerable distance. Multiple categories continued to witness solid demand for products with this positioning,…

Even before COVID-19 consumers in Hong Kong were starting to pay more attention to the impact of their diet on their health. However, the pandemic amplified this trend with consumers seeing a more immediate impact of being overweight or unhealthy,…

Because they tend to be more expensive than standard alternatives, health and wellness cooking ingredients and meals faced greater exposure to heightened price-sensitivity among consumers in Chile in 2023 as the spike in inflation fuelled by the…

The health and wellness industry continues to gain greater significance overall, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, as consumers have become more cognisant of the negative impact of processed food and a range of drinks on their health and…

The health and wellness industry continues to gain greater significance overall, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, as consumers have become more cognisant of the negative impact of processed food and a range of drinks on their health and…

Historically, the United Arab Emirates was a market with relatively high obesity levels, compared to the rest of the world. Although obesity levels are now declining, driven by government efforts and consumers’ awareness of healthy eating, it is…

The United Arab Emirates has been following a policy of economic diversification, and has continued to build the country as a tourism, retail, and lifestyle destination, which contributed to the growth of health and wellness soft drinks in 2023. The…

According to Euromonitor International’s Voice of the Consumer Survey, fielded January-February 2024, 13% of respondents claimed, “I am vegetarian”, and around 17% claimed, “I do not typically eat meat or fish, but will occasionally”, or in other…

The launch of the GCC’s first sugar reduction programme in February 2023 in partnership with the UAE Food and Beverage Manufacturing Group, is seeking to promote healthy eating in a market known for its high sugar consumption, and is having a…

An increasing number of consumers are becoming more concerned about their health, and keen to prevent medical problems by eating “better”. The United Arab Emirates heavily relies on imported packaged food products. This means that consumers have…

Health and wellness has been a growing trend within cooking ingredients and meals in the United Arab Emirates. The popularity of such products is a global trend which became evident in the country only recently. Selecting products that are good for…